{"id":4036,"date":"2017-03-11T11:55:40","date_gmt":"2017-03-11T17:55:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/?p=4036"},"modified":"2017-03-11T11:55:40","modified_gmt":"2017-03-11T17:55:40","slug":"american-cruise-lines-announces-new-class-of-u-s-riverboats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/?p=4036","title":{"rendered":"American Cruise Lines Announces New Class of U.S. Riverboats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/?attachment_id=4037\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4037\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4037\" src=\"http:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Screen-Shot-2017-03-11-at-11.49.11-AM-300x89.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"89\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Screen-Shot-2017-03-11-at-11.49.11-AM-300x89.png 300w, https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Screen-Shot-2017-03-11-at-11.49.11-AM-768x228.png 768w, https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Screen-Shot-2017-03-11-at-11.49.11-AM-1024x304.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Screen-Shot-2017-03-11-at-11.49.11-AM.png 1756w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>American Cruise Lines, the largest U.S. cruise company, just announced details for the first of a new class of 5 modern riverboats destined for the American rivers. These will be the first to combine the modern styling of the European riverboats with the premium comfort for which American Cruise Lines is known.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/?attachment_id=4038\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4038\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4038\" src=\"http:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/14d64d0e-f2e3-4b6e-9875-ea0182072a5d-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/14d64d0e-f2e3-4b6e-9875-ea0182072a5d-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/14d64d0e-f2e3-4b6e-9875-ea0182072a5d-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/14d64d0e-f2e3-4b6e-9875-ea0182072a5d.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The first in the series is scheduled to begin passenger service in 2018 and will carry 200 guests. The new riverboat will feature the largest staterooms in the United States, with private balconies, and hotel-size bathrooms. At 345 feet long, the new riverboat will include all the finest modern design features that today\u2019s travelers have come to expect.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/?attachment_id=4039\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4039\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4039\" src=\"http:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/hull130_700x400_4-300x171.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/hull130_700x400_4-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/hull130_700x400_4-490x280.jpg 490w, https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/hull130_700x400_4.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor over a decade, we have led the way with ship innovation in the United States and we continue to raise the bar with this new class of modern riverboats\u201d says Timothy Beebe, Vice President of American. \u201cAmerican Cruise Lines has consistently pursued its new build program, as it considers refurbished boats unable to meet the modern expectations of today\u2019s river cruise passengers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/?attachment_id=4040\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4040\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4040\" src=\"http:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/700x400_american_constellation_stateroom_renderingda1e86386a4d6ee8970aff0000b4ef53-300x171.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/700x400_american_constellation_stateroom_renderingda1e86386a4d6ee8970aff0000b4ef53-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/700x400_american_constellation_stateroom_renderingda1e86386a4d6ee8970aff0000b4ef53-490x280.jpg 490w, https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/700x400_american_constellation_stateroom_renderingda1e86386a4d6ee8970aff0000b4ef53.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Construction has already begun on the new modern riverboat at Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, MD. In addition to the new class of modern riverboats, American is building two additional cruise ships at Chesapeake Shipbuilding. American Constellation, has a capacity of 170 passengers and is scheduled to begin cruising in May of 2017 and its sister ship will begin cruising in 2018.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/?attachment_id=4041\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4041\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4041\" src=\"http:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/hull130_700x400_5-300x171.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/hull130_700x400_5-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/hull130_700x400_5-490x280.jpg 490w, https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/hull130_700x400_5.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>About American Cruise Lines<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>American Cruise Lines is committed to continuous growth through an innovative ship design and ship building program that elevates the standard of cruising in America. The line has been the recipient of numerous prestigious travel industry awards including World\u2019s Leading River Cruise Company 2016 and North America\u2019s Leading River Cruise Company 2016 by World Travel Awards\u2122, 2016 Gold Magellan Award for the Queen of the Mississippi, 2016 Silver Magellan Award for Best River Cruising, the 2016 Cruise Critic\u00ae US Editor\u2019s Pick Award for Best Enrichment, among many others. American has more than 35 itineraries ranging from 4 to 21-nights in length, which visit the Pacific Northwest, Alaska, New England, the Southeast and the Mississippi River. The line has been continuously recognized for its new ships and for providing superb service to guests before, during, and after a cruise.<\/p>\n<p>Visit our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/americancruiselines\">American Cruise Lines page<\/a> to learn more about their ships and itineraries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>American Cruise Lines, the largest U.S. cruise company, just announced details for the first of a new class of 5 modern riverboats destined for the American rivers. These will be the first to combine the modern styling of the European riverboats with the premium comfort for which American Cruise Lines is known.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[496],"tags":[139,133,91],"class_list":["post-4036","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cruises","tag-american-cruise-lines","tag-cruises","tag-small-ship-cruises"],"fifu_image_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4036","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4036"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4036\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4042,"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4036\/revisions\/4042"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4036"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4036"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4036"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}